Michael Pearl’s Advice is Child Abuse (According to His Own Definition)

The very things that Pearl says are indicators of abuse are the very things Pearl says are the signs that one has mastered his techniques.

This Present Darkness: A Review of M Dolon Hickmon’s “13:24”

“13:24 is not easy reading. It is neither uplifting nor redemptive. It will crack your heart open, set your blood on fire, and turn your screams into music. “

Matt Walsh: “Let’s talk about everything as hyperbolically as possible”

“As Matt Walsh once said, ‘Let’s talk about everything as hyperbolically as possible.’ Except Matt Walsh never said that. Then again, no politician ever said, ‘Let’s treat all homeschool parents like felony child abusers,’ which was the title of Walsh’s December 18, 2013 post on homeschooling.”

About Those “Model Homeschoolers”…

“The reason most parents do the authoritarian parenting thing in the first place is because they believe it will result in model children and successful adults. They see children from these other homeschooling families that seem ‘perfectly well-behaved’ and who do ‘first time obedience’ and many understandably want that sort of awesomeness for themselves. What they do not understand is that this ‘model homeschooler’ or ‘model child’ image often comes at a steep price.”

To Break Down a Child: A Call for Stories about Pearl-Style Discipline

“It is time for those of us familiar with the teachings of Michael and Debi Pearl to speak up and speak against these abusive methods. It’s time to show that the damage of the Pearl’s method goes beyond just a few parents who got out of control. It’s time to show that it’s justifiable for the Pearl’s teachings to be linked to these horrible outcomes.”

Hana Williams Abuse and Murder Trial Ongoing

“Hana Williams had been adopted from Ethiopia in 2008 by a conservative Christian homeschooling couple who followed the child training methods of Michael and Debi Pearl. Her trial is currently taking place, including testimony from some of the children’s seven biological children and Hanna’s adopted Ethiopian brother.”